CBA Record May-June 2022

Other special elements are also being planned. All members will receive com plete information via email or can check www.chicagobar.org. Justice John Paul Stevens 2022 Award Nominations Each year, the Association honors law yers and judges whose careers best exem plify the integrity, commitment to public service, and distinguished career of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Justice Stevens served as Second Vice President of the CBA until his appointment to the U.S. Court of appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 1970. In December 1975, he was nominated to fill the vacancy of U.S. Supreme Court Jus tice William O. Douglas and was sworn in several weeks later. He retired in 2010 after 34 years – making him the third-lon gest-serving justice in the Court’s history. In 2000, The Chicago Bar Association, The Chicago Bar Foundation and Justice Stevens’ law clerks established the award that bears his name, which is the highest award presented by the CBA. Nominations for the 2022 Justice John Paul Stevens Award should be submitted by August 5, 2022. Please email them to Sharon Stepan at sstepan@chicagobar. org. A date for presentation of the Jus tice John Paul Stevens Awards will be announced in early fall. MCLE Reporting Deadline Lawyers with last names beginning with the letters A through M are required to complete their Illinois MCLE credits by June 30, 2022. The Board’s online reporting system at www.mcleboard.org is available for you to view your credits. Attorneys must complete their credits by June 30, 2022, and report compliance by July 31, 2022. Attorneys in need of credit are encouraged to visit the CBA’s online CLE platform at learn.chicagobar.org to find over 300+ hours of seminars (many are free!). CBA Insurance Agency Many members may not realize that the Association has had an in-house agency since the early 1990s to provide a full range of insurance service to our

THE CBA PULSE BY BETH McMEEN, CBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

CBA Past President Kerry R. Peck headlined a recent Law at the Library session focused onwritingwills, setting up trusts, and planning your estate. Law at the Library is co-sponsored by the Chicago Public Library and the Evanston Public Library with the goal of answering the legal questions of Chicago residents and providing practical resources and insights into today’s most prevalent legal issues. The video is now available on the Evanston Public Library’s YouTube page at www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjfFsbiVAPo. If you would be interested in speaking on behalf of the program, send an email to PR Director Ann Glynn at aglynn@chicagobar.org.

Louis G. Apostol , Public Administra tor for Cook County; Naderh Elrabadi , Elrabadi Law; Anthony F. Fata , Kirby McInerney LLP; Cynthia S. Grandfield , Del Galdo Law Group LLC; Judge Mary Rowland , United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; Kevin Thompson , Levin Ginsburg; Judge Allen P. Walker , Circuit Court of Cook County; and Matthew P. Walsh II , Hinshaw & Culbertson. CBA Annual Meeting The CBA’s 149th Annual Meeting will be held in-person on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Noon at the Union League Club of Chicago. Outgoing President E. Lynn Grayson , Incoming President Timothy S. Tomasik , Secretary Kath ryn C. Liss , and Treasurer John C. Scia cotta , among others, will make remarks.

2022 Nominating Committee The 2022 Nominating Committee, chaired by former CBA President Jesse Ruiz, has completed its work. The fol lowing slate of new officers and board members will assume office at the Asso ciation’s 149th Annual Meeting on June 23, 2022. Timothy S. Tomasik , Toma sik Kotin Kasserman LLC, will succeed to the office of President. Ray J. Koenig III , Clark Hill, having served as Second Vice President, will become First Vice President. John C. Sciaccotta , Aron berg Goldgehn, was selected to serve as Second Vice President. Kathryn C. Liss , DePaul University College of Law, was selected to serve as Secretary for a second year, and Nina Fain , JS Schirn Family Trust, was elected to serve as Treasurer. Members selected to serve a two-year term on the Board of Managers include

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